Mr. Paul Wack, an active member of the planning profession for more almost 40
years including 31 years as an educator, is Professor in City and Regional
Planning at California Polytechnic
State University, San Luis Obispo. He also is an adjunct lecturer in the Environmental
Studies Program and the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
His current educational interests include sustainable communities, agricultural
land preservation, climate change and innovative zoning techniques.
Paul has received the California Chapter Donald G. Hagman Meritorious Award
(1985), the UCSB Mortar Board Professor of the Year (1988), and the UCSB
Alumni Association Outstanding Teaching Award (2002) for his excellence
in teaching.
He is a principal with the consultant firm of Jacobson & Wack, which specializes
in the preparation of development codes, zoning ordinances, subdivision
regulations, and related plan implementation projects. His consulting
firm co-authored the City of
San Bernardino
Unified Development Code, which received the Outstanding Planning Award
for Plan Implementation by the APA. Previously, he served as a planning
commissioner and Assistant Planning Director for Santa
Barbara County, and Deputy Director for Ventura
County.
Paul is a member of the APA and AICP, as well as the Association of Environmental
Professionals (AEP). He has served in many positions in APA including multi-terms
as Central Coast Section Director and immediate past Vice Chair of the International
Division of APA. He has been a member of the CPF Board of Directors since
1992.
Paul Wack can be reached at:
Jacobson & Wack
P.O. Box 1086
Morro Bay, CA
93443-1086
805-756-6331
